Queensryche is another band that once was my favorite band, and I can safely say this is their second best album, and definitely their most underrated.I always hated that Queensryche's early stuff is often overlooked, because this album truly is a masterpiece.Geoff's vocals are really great here, and of course the guitars of both Chris and Michael are top notch here as always.Highlights include fantastic opener "Walk In The Shadows", the extremely underrated "Surgical Strike", and the best song on the entire record, "The Whisper".Picking a second favorite Queensryche record is not the easiest thing in the whole world to do, because theirs three other strong contenders, but this takes the spot just because to me this is when Queensryche fully developed their progressive sound.Not much more to say other than this is an incredible progressive metal output that any progressive fan should listen to.